Live at Madison Square Garden (Shawn Mendes album)

Live at Madison Square Garden
Live album by Shawn Mendes
Released	December 23, 2016 (2016-12-23)
Recorded	Madison Square Garden September 10, 2016
Genre	Pop rock
Length	62:33
Label	Island Universal
Producer
Shawn Mendes chronology
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Live at Madison Square Garden is the first live album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes. The album features the hit singles "Mercy", "Treat You Better", Stitches" and "Life of the Party" alongside special medleys of other songs. The album was released worldwide, digitally on 19 December 2016.

Background and release

On 10 September 2016, Mendes recorded his one-night-only Madison Square Garden show which was a part of his Shawn Mendes World Tour which took place across North America and Europe throughout 2016. The album serves to document the singer-songwriter's first-time ever headlining the historic New York City venue. The album was announced on 19 December 2016 and released 4 days later.^[1]

Following the performance Mendes' sophomore album, Illuminate, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in September. He headlined Radio City Music Hall and performed on Saturday Night Live in December 2016. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said; "Live at Madison Square Garden is a digital-only document of Shawn Mendes' September 10, 2016 concert in New York City... The crowd was primed for Mendes, who delivered earnest renditions of his hits, a couple of medleys, and teasers from the new record (Illuminate). If the record isn't especially kinetic, it's nevertheless sincere and Mendes relies on the same increasing sense of craft that made his sophomore record stronger than his debut, which helps make this a nice little souvenir for fans."

Track listing

1. "The Weight" (Josh Grant / Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes) - 3:56
2. "Treat You Better" (Teddy Geiger / Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes) - 4:17
3. "Lights On" (Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes / Geoffrey Warburton) - 4:32
4. "I Don't Even Know Your Name/Aftertaste/Kid in Love/I Want You Back" (Scott Harris / Berry Gordy, Jr. / Shawn Mendes / Alphonso Mizell / Freddie Perren / Deke Richards / Martin Terefe / Geoffrey Warburton / Emily Warren / Ido Zmishlany) - 7:16
5. "Bad Reputation" (Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes / Geoffrey Warburton) - 5:12
6. "Ruin" (Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes / Zubin Thakkar / Geoffrey Warburton / Ido Zmishlany) - 7:53
7. "Life of the Party" (Scott Harris / Ido Zmishlany) - 3:19
8. "Three Empty Words" (Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes / Geoffrey Warburton / Ido Zmishlany) - 4:05
9. "Don't Be a Fool" (Scott Harris / Shawn Mendes / Geoffrey Warburton) - 4:51
10. "Mercy" (Teddy Geiger / Ilsey Juber / Shawn Mendes / Daniel Parker) - 4:23
11. "Never Be Alone/Hey There Delilah" (Scott Harris / Tom Higgenson / Shawn Mendes / Glen Scott / Martin Terefe) - 6:12
12. "Stitches" (Teddy Geiger / Daniel Kyriakides / Daniel Parker) - 6:37

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